Honor Veterans Now (HVN) has received a $300,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission in its efforts to support the Meals for Vets program of HVN. The funds will help the organization reach out to veterans in need across the entire state and provide them with daily, nutritional meals until they ...

A Fredericksburg High School graduate is serving at the United States Navy’s largest aviation training center. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Bustillos serves as an aviation maintenance administrationman and operates out of Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pens...

A new 4-H year will begin on Sept. 1, and the Gillespie County program is inviting interested families in the community to a New Member Orientation at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, at the Gillespie County Extension Office. There are 10 community clubs in Gillespie County with clubs in Doss, Harper, Sto...

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Like many who grew up in the 1960s, I was a NASA nut. I followed every launch, and have vivid memories of the Mercury flights, the Gemini rendezvous, ...